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Sphaeropthalma
Sphaeropthalma is a genus of velvet ants (a type of wasp) described by C.A. Blake in 1871 within the family Mutillidae.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Sphaeropthalma pensylvanica
speciesSphaeropthalma pensylvanica
Sphaeropthalma unicolor
speciesSphaeropthalma unicolor
Sphaeropthalma auripilis
speciesSphaeropthalma auripilis
Sphaeropthalma marpesia
speciesSphaeropthalma marpesia
Sphaeropthalma imperialis
speciesSphaeropthalma imperialis
Sphaeropthalma edwardsii
speciesSphaeropthalma edwardsii
Sphaeropthalma boweri
speciesSphaeropthalma boweri
Sphaeropthalma mendica
speciesSphaeropthalma mendica
Sphaeropthalma coaequalis
speciesSphaeropthalma coaequalis
Sphaeropthalma difficilis
speciesSphaeropthalma difficilis
Sphaeropthalma parapenalis
speciesSphaeropthalma parapenalis
Sphaeropthalma arota
speciesSphaeropthalma arota
Sphaeropthalma hati
speciesSphaeropthalma hati
Sphaeropthalma noctivaga
speciesSphaeropthalma noctivaga
Sphaeropthalma amphion
speciesSphaeropthalma amphion
Sphaeropthalma alsvid
speciesSphaeropthalma alsvid
Sphaeropthalma ceres
speciesSphaeropthalma ceres
Sphaeropthalma blakeii
speciesSphaeropthalma blakeii
Sphaeropthalma yavapai
speciesSphaeropthalma yavapai
Sphaeropthalma orestes
speciesSphaeropthalma orestes
Sphaeropthalma uro
speciesSphaeropthalma uro
Sphaeropthalma pinalea
speciesSphaeropthalma pinalea
Sphaeropthalma yumaella
speciesSphaeropthalma yumaella
Sphaeropthalma pluto
speciesSphaeropthalma pluto
Sphaeropthalma subcarinata
speciesSphaeropthalma subcarinata
Sphaeropthalma nocticaro
speciesSphaeropthalma nocticaro
Sphaeropthalma pallida
speciesSphaeropthalma pallida
Sphaeropthalma gullinbursti
speciesSphaeropthalma gullinbursti
Sphaeropthalma contracta
speciesSphaeropthalma contracta
Sphaeropthalma brachyptera
speciesSphaeropthalma brachyptera
Sphaeropthalma facilis
speciesSphaeropthalma facilis
Sphaeropthalma nana
speciesSphaeropthalma nana
Sphaeropthalma becki
speciesSphaeropthalma becki
Sphaeropthalma pateli
speciesSphaeropthalma pateli
Sphaeropthalma uvaldella
speciesSphaeropthalma uvaldella
Sphaeropthalma megagnathos
speciesSphaeropthalma megagnathos
Sphaeropthalma scaeva
speciesSphaeropthalma scaeva
Sphaeropthalma papaga
speciesSphaeropthalma papaga
Sphaeropthalma danaus
speciesSphaeropthalma danaus
Sphaeropthalma helicaon
speciesSphaeropthalma helicaon
Sphaeropthalma ignacio
speciesSphaeropthalma ignacio
Sphaeropthalma jacala
speciesSphaeropthalma jacala
Sphaeropthalma salmani
speciesSphaeropthalma salmani
Sphaeropthalma tetracuspis
speciesSphaeropthalma tetracuspis
Sphaeropthalma isolatrix
speciesSphaeropthalma isolatrix
Sphaeropthalma nigrobalteata
speciesSphaeropthalma nigrobalteata
Sphaeropthalma purissima
speciesSphaeropthalma purissima
Sphaeropthalma albicincta
speciesSphaeropthalma albicincta
Sphaeropthalma fuscipes
speciesSphaeropthalma fuscipes
Sphaeropthalma insignis
speciesSphaeropthalma insignis
Sphaeropthalma rubriventris
speciesSphaeropthalma rubriventris
Sphaeropthalma rustica
speciesSphaeropthalma rustica
Sphaeropthalma abbreviata
speciesSphaeropthalma abbreviata
Sphaeropthalma nigriventris
speciesSphaeropthalma nigriventris
Sphaeropthalma subtriangularis
speciesSphaeropthalma subtriangularis
Sphaeropthalma abdominalis
speciesSphaeropthalma abdominalis
Sphaeropthalma ceyxoides
speciesSphaeropthalma ceyxoides
Sphaeropthalma pallidipes
speciesSphaeropthalma pallidipes
Sphaeropthalma parkeri
speciesSphaeropthalma parkeri
Sphaeropthalma acontia
speciesSphaeropthalma acontia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122655.